The first time I heard the phrase, post-racism,was when I delivered a speech in Vancouver in April.  I mean, seriously heard the phrase.  After delivering my work, the first question asked was by a white Australian man, who, in all sincerity, asked me if we were now in a post-racist era.  Of course, my speech didn't indicate it, I can only assume he came in asking the question with a plethora of reasons in his basket.  I hadn't a clue where he was coming from.  What prompted this question?  Certainly, the election of a bi-racial president in the US couldn't possibly be the reason.  Or could it?  Could the simple act of placing one man who identifies as African American in the White House place the see

              Over the past year or so, a discussion has emerged as to the implications of Barack Obama’s rise and candidacy, for anti-racism in the US and Canada. This conversation is a necessary one. As George Dei asked in a meeting the other day, “what might anti-racism look like in the post-Obama period?” While this question is germane to the US context, we have a little work to do north of the border to even begin that discussion as far as our own political system.